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li’r 1" . An Unfair Exchange.» I BY ETlHEL WATTS MUMFORD. ‘ By this time I was so interested ‘ that I forgot my sham sleep and was staring, open-eyed,-'at the speaker. "Did-â€"-didâ€"-Jerrold operate that Base at his private sanitarium?” ‘I demanded. “Yes,” said the doctor, surprised. “Was itâ€"hâ€"e his name Lloyd Cal- lander?" '1 believe it was.‘ ,r "0 Lordlâ€"O Lordl" I groaned. "What {in thunder can I dotâ€"and he may not recover, you sayâ€"Good heaVens, manâ€"don’t say‘thatl’h-andl sat up, for I was stronger now. V I "Come, come,” said Benson cheeriâ€" i'y. "Don't feel that way. Because oneicase of appendicitis turns out ibadly it doesn’t mean yours will too, You‘re'almost well nowâ€"don’t work yourself up, my dear.” "But he mustln’t die ”â€"-a-nd here «again I cried bitterly, and felt bet- ter for it. I thought in despair of what to do. I had evidently located my lost bodyâ€"but the occupant was killing itâ€"this girl soul, who had us- ‘urped my placeâ€"or, I hers. Now. was] it? Anyway she had no right to murâ€" der me. I thud done the best_I could (or her body; I hadn’t lost her reason lor (oerâ€"confound herâ€"and there she two-s fretting my poor sick bulk to death. I hated her] ‘A'n immeasurable pity and affection Jar my lost carcass invaded me, and I cried some more. Then I reasoned that I must reach her some wayâ€" must give her astar to steer her be- nig‘li-ted and tempest-tossed course by Ellie must know that I had her. body in charge, and would be only too glad to give it back to herâ€"lbut howl Ilhere I was stumped; but the-n, that could be attended to later. The thingl Was to stop her before she killed me. Heavensl then her released ego would come and oust me, or insxst on in-l phobiting this single e’hell togetherâ€" and then what could we do! I saw madness staring me in the focal but I gripped myself and wait- "for Dr. Jerrold. He came. He was mightily interested. I begged to see him alone. He sat beside me as I talked. "I hear,” I said, "that you have a similar case to mine that you are treating. A loss of identity, ac- companied by hallucination of change of sex." "You put it well, Miss Delano.‘ "May I ask you what you have been able to do‘ for your patient? "Not much.” he answered. "I’m sorry to say we have a very stub- born case.” "You know this Mr. Callandar well c-hie is a friend of yours, [5 he not?’ "Yes; that makes it more distres- sing.” "Would you recognize any or his peculiarities if you met them else- where? For instance. he has a knack till I blushed violentlyâ€"which was! .for drawingâ€"give me a pencil,please.’ 'He handed me one. I tried to sketch with my former facility but the hand I now owned would not dbey. I shook my head. "I know his style well,’ said Jerâ€"l rold; "but what has that to do‘ with the question?” I was baffled. "You will be sur- ‘pi-ised," I said, "when I tell you that Callandar and I are old friends, un- known to any one. For instance, you remember the incidents of the night .you spent together at Tunicliff, with iyoiung Trainor, and the confessmn he imade when he died?” Jerrold was startled this time. “You think that is known to none save you and; Cal- landar, but you see I know too.’ “But you are engaged to some one else?" I saw a suspicion dawn in 'his eyes, but I did not stop tq care. “You see," I continued, "I know him well. Now, will you take a note from me. to himâ€"alnd not read it? It is for him aloneâ€"it may help.’ Jerrold bowed in silence. I took up. the pencil and a sheet of note paper and began: Miss Delanozâ€"Don’t trouble; I am in charge of your body. Believe me, it will all come right. Don’t fret; try to accommodate yourself to your new Salome until we can meet and talk' it over. You must first get well. Re- member I hold you accountable for my bodyâ€"I have done my best for yoursâ€"and you owe it to me- to save mine {From- the soul in your body to the . soul in mine. LLOYD CALLANDAR. I folded this extraordinary letter and directed it to myself. "There may the an answer," I added; "will you bring: it to me to-moa'rowi IAnd say nothing to any one, please.’ He Went away, andin a fever of anxiety I awaited the reply I knew- would . come. " Jerrold called the next day about noon. “Your note seemed to quiet my patient wonderfully,” he told me. "Here is your answer.” . I tore it open; it ran: .' 1 Thank Godl I thought I was madl Then it’s trueâ€"all true. I will get well, Mr. Callandar, indeed I Will. I won’t fret any more. 'I shall do all in my power to make your body sound and whole for youâ€"and then wewmust find some way to exchange our egos. I could laugh, I am so happy to know ’ ‘ ' ' . ‘t i ,and. 1m n0t Insane W“ 8 me aga n ‘ drew her back and looked hopelessly tell me how all my peopie are. From the soul in your body to the soul in mine. ll ' i ' I wrote in answor a description of! me’ he was hot‘ I dld not know that all the family'and what they did and l you knew 9a,llan‘.lar’ Pm"; b“? even said. I dwelt upon Tom’s jealousy ofl If you do’ Its mighty bad £01m for the doctor, and J'errold’s mystification. I told 'her ofher new horse, of her mother's delight in 'myâ€"herâ€"rap-id re- covery. I told all my difficulties in assuming her position and name. In exchange, she told me how my mother was tending her; and how i Fred brought her, every day, the most extraordinary bits of gossip: from my various clubs. How she was com- ing to have a very different idea of men in general and certain of her acquaintances in particular I slhudâ€" dered lit the thought of my innocent.l brother and his yarns. However, she 'w'as beginning to see the humor of the situation, particularly of my troubles with. Tomâ€"that seemed to de- light her immensely. Slhe mended lldaily. Jerrold was almost ill himself I of curosity as to what our letters conâ€" Itained. That he had a notion of some Li'ntrigueâ€"a secret marriage, perhaps Iâ€"{was evident. He even throw out :hints that I was not treating Tom ! fairly. V I As for Tom 'hiims‘elf. I‘must own l'thet with returning strength a , Spirit of mischief possessed me iomuke "his life a burde/n to himâ€"he certainâ€" . ly made mine a trial. I badgered him 'mercilessly. I showed him by my in- :ferences that I knew of many little Jtrifles in his past of which his Polly i might well be in ignorance. He spent a very miserable month. I fear. He often said to me sadly: "Polly, you are- greatly changed,” and every ;time I laughed. I The letters from the real Polly were ‘a delight to me, and I grew to watch [for them with more anxiety. But, most of all, I wanted to see her. 'At this time I would sit for hours be-I fore the looking glass admiring the curve of myâ€"herâ€"Iips. I mean, and. the beauty of her hair. I.took great: care of that hair for her sake; Iknew she would wish to find it well groom- led and fine. Her eyes were lovely. :I caught myself gazing at my re- flection with lover-like intenseness Every pretty to watch. I was charm- lmy'hands Were beautiful, though too 'thin and transparent now. I got on splendidly with the family; ‘there were occasional relapses, of :course, but on the whole I did very well indeed, Polly coaching me by ' letter. The day came at last when I was ftaken for my first drive since my illness. l been actually cured The persons who wrote the follow- ing letters did so in order that you might profit by their experience. If you want further particulars regardâ€" ing any case here mentioned. the writ- ers will gladly answer your enquiries. A test of any of Dr. Chase’s Remedies will convince you of their merit. ITcHlNG BODY SORES. Mr. Chas. K. Moss, Berlin, Ont.. writes ;â€"-‘ ‘My child, six months old, was a terrible sufferer from itching sores on her body. The doctor called it salt rheum, but could not cure it.l We tried many remedies recommended but the had no effect. Having read of Dr. ase’s Ointment, I decided to try it, and am happy to say that she was completely cured before the first box was all used." CONSTIPATION. ° Mrs. \V. H. Fisher, Preston, Ont., I states :â€"“I ican recommend Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills for Consti- I do not dare to reproduce his portrait pation. I was troubled for about nine 2 years, and have spent hundreds of dol- l on every box of his genuine remedies. lars with doctors and for remediesl heard of, but they failed to even give- ! threw back my head and ha-ha’d! I Ihad a full heard, as youâ€"I mean Iâ€" I ing in a white cashmere wrapper, and v Polly had informed me the to allow for your big shoulders or long Plain WFPiainiyiold I By plain,‘everyday people who beleve in Dr. Chase’s Remedies because they have the best preparation for strengthen- lgan using it, and now am strong and AN. _‘0PEN LETTER TO ALL surrsmiss FROM ANAEMIA AND KINDRED TROUBLES. . 9â€".â€" l . ‘ . Hr. Wm. Wilson, of Sal-Inn, Tells flow In Regalned llenllh After an lllneu 0) Over Two Years. Mr. William \Vilson. who Is Well known to the citizens of Sarnia, Ont... writes: "It affords ‘me much pleasure to be able to'add my testimony to the great benefit that I have derived from your famous Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. It is now a little more than two years since I became afflicted with anaemia. During that time I have received almost continuous treatment from medical men of tho highest rank in their profession, yet apparently deriving no benefit. In- deed I continued to grow worse until I became unable to walk. I came ito the conclusion that I was deriving ’no', benefit from the treatment and do- cided to give it up. It then. was the .question, what shall I try? Having read the testimony of so many who had suffered in a similar manner and who had received great benefit from your Dr. Williams’ Pinik Pills, I docldo, ed to give them a fair-trial. "It is now about three months since I commenced to take your pills and to-day I feel almost completely to- stored. Two Weeks after Ibegan to take the pills I felt a decided im» provement. Three months ago when I began to_ take your pills my flesh‘ looked like wax, and my face, feet and legs were badly swollen. V These conditions have all disappeared and to-day my color is natural and my ‘day before that sheexpeoted to be taken homeâ€"my homeâ€"on that day, and I managed to be driven in that direction, in hopes of seeing myself and Polly. ‘ \Ve met! I was in her new landau, well wrapped up in her furs. She was with Fred in a hansom. I started when I saw my old self. I was so white and thin. But 10! and behold! up came my long arm and my paw of a hand, and threw a dainty kiss at me. It was Polly, rejoicing to see her old self again. I had to laugh. I legs yet. Indeed, I don’t know that I want to swap back to my old self. I’m having a beautiful time with your friends; there are packs of them up to see me all the time. You’re awfulâ€" ly popular, you know. They are teaching me poker; it’s one of the things Iforgot during my illness. \Vell, so-long,old manâ€"You see how adaptable I amâ€"I’ll look you up as soon as the mater lets me out. Your affectionate Tenant. This letter worried meâ€"not a little. Supposs. as was more than possible, she should insist onâ€"on retaining my body. How could I evict her? And I was not all pleased in my new shape, now thathealth and strength Were returning. I found azwhole volume of rules and regulationsâ€"things I must and mustn't do. I was-nagged con- tinually on a thousand small matters, My language, my ‘mannersâ€"eVery- thing. I couldn't move unattended. - I, couldn't move freely. In short, I foresaw that when I finally resumed my health, life would hardly be worth living. My books were all selected for, me, and I missed sorely some ‘ste'ady occupation. Charities and emâ€" broidery did not interest me, though my fingers seemed willing to tackle the latter. ‘ Now, suppose through the refusal of Miss Delano to come to her own again, I should be condemned! Oh, heavens, nol I wrote and appointed the earliest possible date. I informed all the family that I insisted on seeâ€" ing Mr. Callandar alone, or I’d make a scene. Tears I found at my disposal and an excellent argument. At lastâ€"Oh, what a Weary Week it waslâ€"the day, the hour came. I had dressed myself very carefully in Pol- ly’s prettiest tea-gown. I listelned eagerly for the doorâ€"bell for hoursâ€" at last it tinkled. I saw my familiar bulk in the doorway. I ran down the ailments.” . stairsâ€"ran against the startled maid Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are praised coming up with my cardâ€"and bounded amongst the highest in the land, as into the parlor, regardless of the fact a strengthening and tonic medicine, that the doctor had forbidden violent whether .for men, women or children. exercise. They are not like other medicines, Polly was standing by the fireplace, nor can they: be; imitated, as is shyly, looking Very big. She sat sometimes dlshonestly~ pretended by down, caught my feet in the rug, and dealers who offer substitutes. See bumped my shoulders on the sofa that the PRCk‘lEe bear-‘5 that full mum. back, after first hitting my head on Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pele the chandelier. "Oh! Ohl" said Polly People. and in case Of dOUbt 58nd ruefully. "That’s always the way! direct to Dr- Williams’ Medicine 00-. How well I do look, Mr. Callanderl" . Brockville, Ont-s W110 Will supply the Then she looked at me. It was my ,pills post paid at 500. per box, or face, but it was Polly, my Polly I had for six boxes. . These pills cure grown to love by letter, that looked lall disorders which arise from impov... at me from my eyes. My heart erished blood, such as muscular weakâ€" swalled to bursting beneath the pink ness, loss of appetite, shortness of tea-gown, and I came across and kiss- I breath, pains in the back, nervous ed myself right on the moustache that headache, early decay,~ all forms of she hadn't shaved off after all. female weakness, hysteria, paralySis. A moment of utter bliss lâ€"and then! locomotor ataxia, rheumatism and â€"-I found myself sitting in the chair, sciatica. and Pollyâ€"Polly’s soul in Polly’s body this timeâ€"standing beside meâ€"witli , - her face very close to mind. We had DRUNKARDb IN DENMARK' exchanged again! IVhen the police in Denmark find 3. "Oh! In cried she. "What hav,e man helplessly drunk in streets I_What have y0u_what have we they drive the patient in a cab to the done 3.. station, where he sobers off; then they “It’s all right. OPolly, Polly, dear! take him home- The Gabi-“an makes we.” all so_mixed up__d0 let’s get his charge, the police doctor makes married, and_I love you__sweet_ l his, the agents make their claim for heart in special duty, and this bill is presented I Stood. up and kissed her again. to the landlord of the establishment This time we did not swap souls, where the drunkard took the last though it felt very much as if we glass that did the business. .No won- might. - der that certain landlords protest, Then suddenly, uoh‘ graciousln’she saying that proofs are insufficient, exclaimed_- «I’m engaged _ to Tom and that some alleged victims sham intoxication to get into trouble land- lords against whom they have a spite. mede a dive at my hat to wave itâ€" and found it fastened to my back hair with a lot of long pins. Polly al- most fell over the apron of the han- som, she laughed so heartily, and Fred puzzled and anxious. As for Tom, who was driving with both of you, let me say, to carry on like that. I wish you would remem- ber that you are not only engaged, but engaged to be married to me!” I awoke suddenly to realization and turned on him raging. He going to marry me lâ€"Polly, I meanlâ€"not if I could help it! He wasn’t worthy of her, that I knew; and, Wellâ€"I would not have it. Polly and I were bound by too close a tie to allow that cad of a Tom Tregenna to come between us. I pulled off my glove in tremb- ling haste. I dragged at the old-fash- ioned solitaire. "Take it back," I said hoarsely. "The engagement is broken l” "I won’t believe it, Polly,” he-said, ,with a look in his eyes that made me feel like a brute. He took the ring and gazed at it, heart-brokenlyi “It was my mother’s l" he choked. It broke me all up, but I stood my ground. "Polly! Polly!" he urged. "You're not wellâ€"wait, think it over. You’re not your true self now.” I shook my head. "I know,” I ans- wered. "But everything is changed since I was ill, everythingâ€"please don’t make it hard for me.” \Ve drove on in silence. He helped me up the steps when we reached home, and left me in charge of "Motherl" "Was it a pleasant drive, dear 7" she asked. I nodded. “I've broken my engage- ment,” I said bluntly, "and don't want any one to speak to me about it"â€" and fled. When I reached my roomâ€"full of feminine fripperiesâ€"I gasped with re;- lief. Polly shouldn’t marry Tom anywayâ€"butâ€"butâ€"what a base ad- V vantage I had taken of my tenure of her will! I hated myself while I reâ€" joiced. I spent a restless night. The next day came a note, this time by post, from Polly, saying: I’m now installed in your rooms. They smell horribly of tobacco smoke and I have had to get a barber to shave you, as I didn’t know how. You will afford me plea-sure to recommend Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills to any one suffering from anaemia or kindred â€"-â€"â€"¢â€"-â€" ' may have noticed when we met. 'All this by way of saying that I'll be al- lowed to go about soon, and if you will name a day next week, I might call and see youâ€"think of that! \Ve have a very'great deal to say to each other now. - You don’t, know how fond of you I’ve grown. I look at.myself all day. You must have a fine figure when you're well. I haven't learned Tregennaâ€"what shall I do i” “Oh, no, you're not. I broke it off for you I" “\Vhat made you take such liber- ties,” she inquired hotly. "I'd like to know how you knew I’d allow itâ€" that’s just like you men I" "What do you know about it "i I spoke rashly on the old lines of de- fenceâ€"and then we looked at each other and laughed. So we were happy, but Dr. Jerrold continues to think Polly the worst coquette on record, and so, I fear, does Tom Tregenna. " w...â€" IN DUE FORJM. _ Mr. Nevergo, the young woman said, suppressing a yawn, when the busie- ness of a meeting is ended what is the parliamentary form for bringing the , proceedings to .8. close? Somebody moves that the meeting adjourn, replied the young man, and thenâ€" v Well, if you’ll move, she interrupted, we’ll adjourn. . .- ' â€"-â€"â€". RAILROAD SLEEPERS. Experiments are being made in Gen. many with beech as a. material for railway sleepers. It has been found that without preservative treat‘ ment such sleepers are apt to rot ‘inh ternally though ther may be appa- i'ently sound on the exterior. On the Alsace Lorraine lines favorable re- sults have been obtained with creosot- ed beebh sleepers, which have shown an average'life of 19 1% years, while others preserved with zinc chloride have proved still more satisfactory, their life being 21 1-2. years. by using them. relief. Hearing of Dr. ChaSe’s Kidney- Liver Pills, I. procured a box, and they have cured me of this long- standing complaint. I don’t’ have to use them EDDY more at all, which goes to show that the cure is complete and permanent.” WEAKNESS. Mr. W. H. La Blauc, Bonfield, 0nt., writes :â€"-" I was once a sufferer fro-m catarrli, and while using Dr. Chase’s Catarrh Cure I was recommended to use also Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food to build up the system. I have found it GROUNDS OF HIS COMPLAINT This is the third time you hive come to me with a. complaint about the cot-- fee, said the steward of the steamer. What’s the matter with it? Isn’t it strong enough? “Oh, yes," responded the kicking ‘ passnmger. It’s strong enough to do BE CONSIDERED HIMSELF. wlhut; it ought to doâ€"aivalk up to ‘Lhe Why did you encourage your wife to captain's office and settle. leave for her mother’s on Friday? ‘ Don’t you know it's unlucky? 4 Not for me. ing the body that I ever used. My nerves were exhausted, and I was too weak to do a day’s work when Ibe- healthy, and feel real well. I am per- fectly sure that anyone who uses Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food will believe as I do, that His the best strengthener and restorative obtainable.” Imitators of Dr. Chase’s Remedies ’IIHE CZAlR.’S SUITE. ' The Czar of Russia’s suite consists of 173 persons, 'of whlom 73 are general and 76 extra aides-de-camp. To the suite belong 5members of the imperial family, 17 Princes of not imperial birth, I'll Counts, fine Baron! and 111 other nobleman. J. UN DERMINED BY EDUQATION. The average graduate always pre- tends to know it all. ' '" 3 Yes, and some-times, he doesn’t get, over the tendency even when he gets to be a college professor. ( and signature, which are to be found At all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & 00.. Toronto. blood vessels full of good rich blod. It . M92“. - ..*~ , xx.» u‘â€".,\.A.I-l\.'\_. , .n. '4\ s cm- V‘gfihf ‘71 t, .. .i. .. armâ€"(:23: